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“People want to say ‘well, he’s such a good skater for his size’ and I think to myself ‘no, no, no, hold on here, regardless of his size he’s a good skater,'” Pearson said.
Sheahan and Power still keep in touch, regularly texting and FaceTiming. Sheahan argues his old Steel defenseman would be in the conversation for the top pick even if he were a few inches shorter.
“I still think he’d be the best defenseman that I’ve ever coached or player that I’ve been around if he were 6-foot-2. It makes it even more exceptional, not less, that he’s that big,” Sheahan said.
“His approach, his mindset, and the way he thinks the game is really what’s elite about him. "